Annual Weather Summary: November 2014 to October 2015

Winter will be colder and rainier than normal. The coldest temperatures will occur in early January, with other cool periods in mid- and late January.

April and May will be hotter than normal, with below-normal rainfall in the north and above in the south. Watch for an early tropical storm in mid-May.

Summer will be hotter than normal, with the hottest periods in late June, early to mid-July, late July, and late August. Rainfall will be above normal in the north, but a bit below normal in the south. Watch for a tropical storm threat in mid-July.

September and October will be warmer than normal. Rainfall will be below normal in the north and above in the south. Watch for a hurricane threat in mid- to late September.